yep... power supply needs to be replaced. It just shut itself off again (as I was editing an image). Blowing the dust off helped..... but didn't fix the problem. On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 8:04 AM, Michael wrote: > and two fans as well as the cpu fan > > On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 5:48 AM, Michael wrote: > >> this computer is very open. It has three holes to the outside world in >> it. I actually thought to myself that I should blow it out a couple of >> weeks ago but fogot I had the hand blower and kept forgetting to buy >> compressed air to do it. >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 11:55 PM, Stephen Partington < >> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Cheaper power supplies are pron to their capacitors failing. this is >>> ultimately what will destabilize them. but if after you cooled the system >>> off and cleaned out the schmutz and it stabilizes then you might have a >>> solution there. Also consider fan/airflow as well. >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 6:09 PM, Michael wrote: >>> >>>> you know.... I think it was the heat build up. It crashed multiple >>>> times. I blew it off and started it again. It crashed again. I must not >>>> have given it enough time to cool because I let it sit for 20-30 minutes >>>> and now it isn't crashing. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 7:27 PM, Carruth, Rusty < >>>> Rusty.Carruth@smartm.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Power supply, heat., or software bug ;-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Those would be my guesses. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] *On >>>>> Behalf Of *Michael >>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 22, 2017 4:12 PM >>>>> *To:* PLUG >>>>> *Subject:* Well.... I think my power-supply is going. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The computer keeps shutting itself off. :( >>>>> >>>>> So I remembered that I had a blower for this and I blew it out and >>>>> we'll see what happens. The funny thing is that it only seems to do it >>>>> after I start darktable. I am guessing that it is because dt uses the cpu >>>>> more. I don't know..... Well, we'll start darktable now and see what >>>>> happens..... darn. it shut itself off! so this does sound like the power >>>>> supply? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: